When a data source provides a URL, why is this not imported into RefWorks?
A. RefWorks can only import information that is in the output file from the vendor. Some vendors, e.g., OVID, put links to the publisher’s site, or to the article in the records for articles as you see them on the screen. But if you look at the export download file for Ovid references, you will notice that this information was not exported from OVID. In such cases, the best you can do is to manually input the URL information into your RefWorks record; use the URL field. However — RefWorks records now all have a Discover tag attached to them, so you really won’t need to add the URL to full text articles! Click on the Discover tag, and you will immediately “discover” if the U of Illinois has e-access to the journal article. Read more about Discover.
